The Square, Main Street Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Retention of the conversion of two houses into four apartments, and permission to repair shopfronts and replace windows.
2460363 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 2 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460363
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the change of use of two residential dwellings into four apartments across the first and second floors. The application also includes ground-floor modifications for access, replacing front windows, and repairing shopfronts.
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- For retention consists of
- Change of use of two residential dwellings into 4 no. Apartments (2 no. Two-bedroom and 2 number one-bedrooms apartments) at first and second floor, modification of two number commercial units at ground level to facilitate access to the apartments. Full planning permission is also sought to replace the first and second floor windows on front elevation, repair of shop fronts and all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the town and village core while providing and/or improving town/village centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 Finnegan's, Main Street, Bailieborough | Dec 2025 | €145,000 | 84 m |
| Drumavea, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan | Mar 2026 | €50,000 | 115 m |
| Barrack St, Bailieborough, Co Cavan | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 124 m |
| 9 Fountain View, Baileborough, Cavan | Apr 2026 | €195,000 | 185 m |
| Innisfael, Chapel Rd, Bailieboro | May 2026 | €325,000 | 207 m |
| Institute Rd, Bailieborough, Cavan | Jan 2026 | €260,000 | 218 m |
| 23 Fountain View, New Road, Bailieborough | Jun 2026 | €131,000 | 233 m |
| 10 Corner Manor, Virginia Rd, Bailieborough | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 312 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 August 2024
- Further information requested26 September 2024
- Further information received14 October 2024
- Decision due10 November 2024
- Decision issued8 November 2024
- Grant issued16 December 2024
- Permission expiry15 December 2029
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